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Newspaper
Revelstoke Herald
Location
Ravelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
4
Charles Wilson, Q.A., arrived Revelstoke this morning and will hold a public meeting on Wednesday evening for the electors of the City and riding in the opera house. The event offers Revelstoke electors a chance to meet the Liberal Conservative leader and hear the party platform. Everyone is invited to attend.
Local notes report visits by P Davia QC and J M Kelley, small business moves, and a wave of community activity. Items mention H Edwards and Thos Skinner bear hunting, M Pettipiece trail work after a rockslide, and preparations for Queen’s Birthday celebrations led by William Tapping at the opera house.
In town today W N Brayton general agent and HL Haya local Bees guson Lownsite representative arrive as the Vancouver Labour party endorses two Independent contenders. The Presbyterian Aid Society plans a loan concert within about a week. A gasoline automobile velocipede is needed and a rolling stack is readied in the GPTR yard for tennis use. Mr Martin in Fernie last week praised the Kootenay Mail of Revelstoke as part of his government.
Revelstoke’s council begins tentative talks to acquire the Revelstoke Water Power and Light Co. The city aims for municipal ownership to improve service and lower rates, acknowledging the company’s value and profits while seeking fair terms and mutual cooperation.
The Liberal Conservative leader Charles Wilson insists on adherence to the New Westminster platform and rejects compromise with allied or opposing factions. He asserts the Independent Conservatives will align under his command as the old parties fade, shaping the province’s government and the Victoria election outcome.
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